A total of 29 fire crews dealt with a thatched house fire in Chediston, near Halesworth, last night and through the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters remain at the scene this morning to make sure the fire is fully extinguished. Picture: TERRY TOOZE

Emergency services were called at around 10.30pm to the blaze in Halesworth Road.

The fire is believed to have started in an outbuilding and spread to a thatched house which is used as office space.

The road was closed by police while firefighters tackled the blaze. Picture: YVONNE WATTS

Police had to close the road as the outbuilding has collapsed into the road.

According to a spokeswoman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, 27 fire engines from Suffolk and two from Norfolk attended the scene to fight the fire and an investigation into the blaze is due to commence today.

Firefighters worked through the night to put out the thatched blaze. Picture: TERRY TOOZE

She added it is believed that no one was in the building at the time.

“The fire appears to have started in an outbuilding and has spread to a thatched building,” she said.

At the height of the fire, 29 crews were on scene. Picture: TERRY TOOZE

“They have had to close the road nearby because it is not safe for people to drive past.

In total 29 vehicles attended the incident.

At the height of the blaze, 29 fire crews were at the scene in Halesworth Road in Chediston. Picture: YVONNE WATTS

Two each were mobilised from Leiston, Ixworth and Beccles, and one each from North Lowestoft, Holbrook, Brandon, Saxmundham, Wrentham, Southwold, Nayland, Newmarket, Ipswich East, Orford, Woodbridge, Hadleigh, Long Melford, Wickhambrook, Elmswell, Framlingham, Aldeburgh, Stradbroke, Lowestoft South, Halesworth and Bungay, and the Norfolk service dispatched one each from Diss and Harleston.

The used six breathing apparatus, two jets, three hosereels, three x 9 metre ladders and three x 13.5m metre ladders.